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Relay

Relay Robotics' Relay (originating from Savioke) is a compact autonomous indoor delivery robot used in hotels, hospitals, and offices to transport small items;…

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Manufacturer
Relay Robotics
Form factor
service
Maturity
commercial
Lifecycle
active
Deployments
2
Website
relayrobotics.com ↗

The verified answer

As of Aug 2026, DEPLOY verifies Relay, a service by Relay Robotics (commercial): 2 verified deployments on record. 1 source back the record.

Overview

Relay Robotics' Relay (originating from Savioke) is a compact autonomous indoor delivery robot used in hotels, hospitals, and offices to transport small items; it navigates autonomously, summons elevators, and completes contactless deliveries.

Verified vs. claimed

Maturity stage
commercial(Commercially deployed with revenue-generating operations.)
Sources on file
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Key facts

Form factor

service

Autonomy level

autonomous

Class

autonomous indoor delivery robot

Settings

hotels / hospitals / offices

Specs

Class

autonomous indoor delivery robot

Settings

hotels / hospitals / offices

Data & sources

Web sources

1

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Availability and pricing

Availability
Not disclosed
Price
$2K (actual sale price)as of 2017-08-24
Units in field
Not disclosed
Sales model
Not disclosed
Lead time
Not disclosed

Autonomy: verified vs claimed

What it actually does
Autonomous

Pricing

Monthly subscription

$2,000 USDactual sale priceas of 2017-08-24

Source: CNBC — FedEx and hotels hire autonomous delivery robots

Price status: actual-sale-price = real published price at time of sale; manufacturer-target = vendor target, not yet realized; analyst-estimate = third-party projection, not a vendor figure; not-announced = no price on record.

Prices verified as of Aug 24, 2017

Deployments (2)

  • Relay at Floridaoperational

    Relay Robotics autonomous delivery robots expanded at BayCare Health System Winter Haven hospitals.

  • Relay at San Joseoperational

    Relay robots deployed at major hotel chains in Silicon Valley and beyond.

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Recent activity

Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.

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Previous generation

The historical entries remain on the registry for reference; current coverage tracks this generation.

Safety record

No incidents on record for Relay.

Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.

Sources (1)

  1. https://www.relayrobotics.com/

Common questions

What is Relay?
Relay Robotics' Relay (originating from Savioke) is a compact autonomous indoor delivery robot used in hotels, hospitals, and offices to transport small items; it navigates autonomously, summons elevators, and completes contactless deliveries.
How much does Relay cost?
Relay is listed at $2,000 (monthly subscription) on the DEPLOY registry. This is an actual sale price on record.
CNBC — FedEx and hotels hire autonomous delivery robots
Is Relay actually deployed in the real world?
Yes. Relay is independently verified in real-world operation on the DEPLOY registry, confirmed at named deployment sites with primary sources: not a concept, render, or demo-only.
Is Relay autonomous or teleoperated?
Yes. DEPLOY independently verifies Relay performing Delivers packages autonomously, with no human in the loop.
Who makes Relay?
Relay is made by Relay Robotics, based in Santa Clara, CA.
Where is Relay deployed?
2 verified deployments of Relay are on the DEPLOY registry, including at Florida, San Jose.
Can you buy Relay?
Relay is available for purchase - a real sale price is on record (see the pricing section for the figure and its source).
What are alternatives to Relay?
On the DEPLOY registry, comparable service robots to Relay include Tally, Moxi, Aescape Massage Robot, ElliQ.
How does Relay compare to Tally?
Relay and Tally (Simbe Robotics · 13 deployments) are both service robots on the DEPLOY registry. Relay has 2 verified deployments on record. Compare both records for specs, safety, deployments, and verified-vs-claimed autonomy.
Is Relay a top service?
On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, safety, adoption, media, and IP signals, Relay ranks in roughly the top 28% of service models tracked by the registry.
What is Relay's maturity stage?
Relay is at the commercial stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production). Commercial stage means production-grade deployments are operating at named customer sites.
Is Relay safe?
Relay has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.
Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-22

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-07-22

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: commercial

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: service

Sources by quality tier

1
unclassified
Unclassified source

The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.

Methodology surface for Relay.

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